Working up until labor question

twirlerbride · August 2009

For those of you that are planning on working up until you go into labor, what kind of job do you have? I have been thinking this whole time that I would do this, but now I am not sure. I might just work until my EDD. We don't really have small projects that I could work on and just drop if I have to leave.

I guess my real question is, do you have a job where you feel you can just leave whatever you were working on undone?

FrickandFrack · August 2009

I have been working this whole time but I am an Assistant Property Manager and will be able to just drop what I am doing.

chelsearenee · August 2009

Im a civil engineer. My projects last for months or years. I'll have to have people lined up to take over while Im gone. I'll probably have other people in the loop for the last few weeks so they are ready to take over. Or my work may wind down and I'll just work part time for a week or so.

t.bird · August 2009

i work in support for a medical software company

i do have clients, tasks & responsibilities but most of my issues are handled within the same day they are called in. however, even if they aren't then yes, someone else can easily take them over.

browneyes_24b · August 2009

There are 4 people who will be picking up pieces of what I do.

Tiffany&Jake · August 2009

i work remotely from home so i can be "at work" in my pajamas. I do technical writing and everyone knows i could disappear any day now. They are all fine with that. Anything that can't be left i have written up procedures for the people who are covering for me.

Dncr251 · August 2009

I work in advertising, and have set people to cover me ready for my departure

sarahalyse · August 2009

chelsearenee:
Im a civil engineer. My projects last for months or years. I'll have to have people lined up to take over while Im gone. I'll probably have other people in the loop for the last few weeks so they are ready to take over. Or my work may wind down and I'll just work part time for a week or so.

This for me minus the part time...I'm working full time until my EDD bc I'm going into the hospital the next day to be induced.

diva741 · August 2009

I am an Administrative Assistant. I sit at a desk all day so I think I will be fine working up until the delivery day.

steinbaby · August 2009

I am a 911 operator/dispatcher and I can leave without worrying about it because it isn't a task job its a one call at a time job!

Lizard2022 · August 2009

I'm a paralegal. The cases I'm working on won't be finished by the time I leave so I just have to make sure they are organized. Hopefully they will have the person who is replacing me (they don't know who yet) here for a few days so I can explain things to them. Things are going to be crazy here when I'm gone. I'm not answering my phone.

andy'shomegirl · August 2009

I'm and optical tech but I'm also not going back to work after baby is born. So my job right now is to get the other gals trained and ready to take over when I leave. I will still probably get calls for a couple of months afterwards as well.

buschhorn · August 2009

I am leaving really soon and have someone working with me on all my projects so that if I go they can pick up where I leave off...

stephrodjoos · August 2009

I thought I wanted to work until my due date but have changed my mind. I want to relax and do some just me things fbefore LO comes. I am a title clerk at a dealership so no I can't just pick one day and not comeback for awhile. I told my boss and I am training a person at my work to do my job while I am gone. I am sure I'll be getting calls for help but it's ok.

jenna0627 · August 2009

I do sales and marketing. I have made a schedule to finish up August. Since I am due in September, I have made a tentative schedule for next month. I didn't make set appointments and stuff like that. I will be taking it day by day and doing drop by appointments for my sales activity. That way if and when I go into labor I won't miss any required activities.

aglenn · August 2009

I'm in benefits consulting and we work on teams. We pretty much copy each other on everything on an ongoing basis anyway, but I've been especially careful to keep everyone in the loop on what's going on now that my due date is approaching.

I also am able to work from home as needed (as long as I don't have client meetings, etc.), so I plan to do more of that the closer I get.

angie05161 · August 2009

I work in Applications Technical Support for a biomedical company. I have a lot of long term projects that I will have to make sure someone else is up to speed on before I go. I figured when it gets down to the last couple weeks I'll start having someone shadow me at meetings and make sure all of the documents, reports, etc are all somewhere they can be accessed easily.

smilelari · August 2009

software engineer

I think I will get to being as done as possible and then take on some testing tasks

mandolynn81 · August 2009

I am the general manager for a vacation rental company/property mgmt company.?

I am trying to keep a list of things to know for the owner, but she will still be able to call and ask me questions if she needs to. I also have a manual i made about day to day activity and monthly accounting.??

babsrut · August 2009

I'm a lawyer and have cases that last for months and years, so I definitely had to plan a transition of my cases to other attorneys in advance. It was not easy especially since I was juggling lots of cases at the same time. I was planning on working until my EDD next week but after my 39 week appt today i have to go on bed rest due to hypertension issues.

robertsa37 · August 2009

Project manager. I've been orienting my replacement for a month now and now only manage small things in case I go into labor early. I also am working from home now to be more comfortable (best thing I've done for myself this entire pregnancy!)

ENev · August 2009

I work at a public relations agency.

In the weeks leading up to my EDD, I plan to update my coworkers on my clients and accounts so that they know exactly what needs to happen while I'm out. Luckily there's more than one person on most of the accounts, and we're planning for my leave, so most everything will be covered off on ahead of time.

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